Obama gives Brown 25 classic US films

Barack Obama has renewed the US's special relationship with the UK by giving Prime Minister Gordon Brown 25 classic American films on DVD.

On a recent visit to Washington, Brown handed Obama a pen holder made of wood from the HMS Gannet, an anti-slave ship that was a sister vessel to HMS Resolute. Wood from the Resolute was later used to construct the desk in the Oval Office.

According to the Daily Mail, Obama's gift was a collection of 25 movies prepared by the American Film Institute. The titles include Citizen Kane, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Graduate, The Godfather and Casablanca. The latter two are listed as favorite films of Obama on his Facebook page.

The movies Obama reportedly presented to Brown are:

1. Citizen Kane2. The Godfather3. Casablanca4. Raging Bull5. Singing In The Rain6. Gone With The Wind7. Lawrence Of Arabia8. Schindler's List9. Vertigo10. The Wizard Of Oz11. City Lights12. The Searchers13. Star Wars: Episode IV14. Psycho15. 2001: A Space Odyssey16. Sunset Boulevard17. The Graduate18. The General19. On The Waterfront20. It's A Wonderful Life21. Chinatown22. Some Like It Hot23. The Grapes Of Wrath24. ET: The Extra Terrestrial25. To Kill A Mockingbird